[BRLTTY] A friend on the Eyes-Free Android list needs help

[Mallard]

Thanks Mario.
Will pass on.
Ciao,
Ollie - The Postwoman



Il 22/04/2013 17.03, Mario Lang ha scritto:
> Mallard <mallard at ilgerone.net> writes:
>
>> Eric Burgraaf, a member of the Eyes-Free group, has written to ask if
>> his braille display, a Humanware Brailleconnect, works with
>> Brailleback.
>> As it isn't in the list of supported evices, I suggested he try BRLTTY.
>>
>> After installing the app, he sent the below message to the list, which
>> I offered to forward here.
>>
>> He is using a Galaxy Tab 2 7-inch tablet, running Android 4.1.
>>
>> His post after my signature.
>> Ciao,
>> Ollie
>>
>> Alright,  I have brailleconnect up and running.  I've got the input
>> service turned on.  So far, brltty has crashed twice, once trying to
>> connect the display, and again trying to switch to it's input service
>> for braille entry.
>>
>> I've got my tables set to english canadian (never even new there was
>> such a thing, but nice of them to recognize that we speak english too)
>> and grade two english.  Unfortunately my display is still showing
>> grade 1 braille which is slowing me down.
> Press Display2+Display3+Display5 to enable contracted braille, and
> Display2+Display3+Display6 to disable it again.
>
>> Also, I wasn't able to find a keybindings tab in the brltty settings.
>> So, I'm clueless as to what functions are associated with my braille
>> display.
> You should be able to switch into the Help screen with
> Display1+Display2+Display5.
>